Tech Support Forum - View Single Post

james_allen1 · 03-04-2008, 12:29 AM

Why can't I install (nor upgrade) Windows Vista on the new SATA drive in my PC? BUT, if I hook up an old IDE ATA drive along with the new SATA drive, I can do a clean install onto the SATA drive, but I have to keep the old IDE ATA drive plugged in because Vista puts some boot stuff on there. If I take out the old IDE ATA drive, then Vista won't boot up again. What's up with that? And yes, all my hardware checks out and is compatible with Windows Vista (according to Microsoft's hardware compatibility test).

Thanks.

03-04-2008, 12:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
james_allen1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Vista install on new SATA drive Why can't I install (nor upgrade) Windows Vista on the new SATA drive in my PC? BUT, if I hook up an old IDE ATA drive along with the new SATA drive, I can do a clean install onto the SATA drive, but I have to keep the old IDE ATA drive plugged in because Vista puts some boot stuff on there. If I take out the old IDE ATA drive, then Vista won't boot up again. What's up with that? And yes, all my hardware checks out and is compatible with Windows Vista (according to Microsoft's hardware compatibility test). Thanks.